Xie Yimin is now defending her title; she leads the match 2-1. If she wins again, it will be her third year.

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fhoninbo.html

She’s also the female Meijin:

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fmeijin.html

and holds the Daiwa Ladies Cup

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/dlc.html

but Umezawa Yukari is the female Kisei.

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fkisei.html

Rui Naiwei successfully defended the Women’s Myeongin in Jan.

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fm.html

and recaptured the women’s Kuksu in February.

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fk.html

In China, Tang Yi is the Female Xinren Wang.

http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/fxr.html

In the top US tournaments the US Open and the Ing Masters, women compete on equal terms with the men. Feng Yun, for instance, does well, as has been reported in the AGA e-Journal.